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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7378159 | Protected article having a layered protective structure overlying a substrate A protected article has a substrate and a protective structure overlying a surface of the substrate. The protective structure includes a protective layer overlying the surface of the substrate and having an aluminum content greater than that of the substrate, and a ... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7332783 | Semiconductor device with a photoelectric converting portion and a light-shading means The semiconductor device according to this invention is characterized by a package structure of a semiconductor substrate 100 equipped with a photoelectric converting portion, wherein a light-shading means 104 is arranged in an area corresponding to at... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7285338 | Anisotropic thin-film rare-earth permanent magnet An anisotropic thin-film rare-earth permanent magnet endowed with high magnetic characteristics by rendering a vapor-phase-grown thin film anisotropic in the layering direction. The atomic laminate units are formed by laminating a monoatomic layer of a rare earth el... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7256481 | Leadframes for improved moisture reliability and enhanced solderability of semiconductor devices A semiconductor device has a leadframe with a structure made of a base metal (105), wherein the structure consists of a chip mount pad (302) and a plurality of lead segments (303). Covering the base metal are, consecutively, a continuous nickel ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7247396 | Highly oriented perpendicular magnetic recording media A perpendicular magnetic recording medium including an interlayer structure for crystallographically orienting a layer of a hexagonal close-packed (hcp) perpendicular magnetic recording material formed thereon, comprising in overlying sequence from a surface of a ma... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7211340 | Thin film structures providing strong basal plane growth orientation and magnetic recording media comprising same A multiple layer structure comprising a pair of spaced-apart crystalline layers of different materials with an intermediate crystalline layer between and in contact with each of the pair of crystalline layers, the intermediate crystalline layer providing one of the ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7205020 | Magnetic recording medium and method for manufacturing same A magnetic recording medium has a non-magnetic under-layer, a magnetic layer, a protective film and a liquid lubricant layer sequentially laminated on a non-magnetic substrate. The magnetic layer has a multi-layer structure laminated with two or more magnetic layer ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7169486 | Highly oriented perpendicular magnetic recording media A perpendicular magnetic recording medium including an interlayer structure for crystallographically orienting a layer of a hexagonal close-packed (hcp) perpendicular magnetic recording material formed thereon, comprising in overlying sequence from a surface of a ma... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7148085 | Gold spot plated leadframes for semiconductor devices and method of fabrication A leadframe for use with integrated circuit chips comprising a plated layer of gold selectively covering areas of said leadframe intended for solder attachment; and said gold layer providing a visual distinction to said areas. ... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7141311 | Ferrite thin film for high frequency and method for preparation thereof The present invention provides a Y-type hexagonal ferrite thin film suitable for high frequency devices, having a crystal structure with the c-axis oriented perpendicular to the surface of the thin film. The present invention also provides a method of producing the ... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7033613 | Recombinant cage-like protein, method for producing the same, precious metal-recombinant cage-like protein complex, method for producing the same and recombinant DNA Using a gene recombination technique, a glutamic acid and an aspartic acid positioned in a channel of apoferritin are substituted with serine having a small size and no charges. Then, a glutamic acid positioned in a holding portion is substituted with a basic amino ... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7029431 | Directional-ionizing energy emitting implant The directional-ionizing energy emitting implant is for attachment either to natural tissue or a prosthetic device, and delivers a prescribed dosage of energy to targeted tissue. The insert device includes an energy-source material within the insert device that deli... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7018923 | Composite material for producing an electric contact surface, in addition a method for creating a lubricated, corrosion-free electric contact surface A modification of frictional state and surface condition of an electrical contact surface to reduce the insertion forces for establishment of an electrical plug connection and also to achieve protection from oxidation and fretting corrosion is provided. BY controlle... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6936353 | Tilted recording medium design with (101-2) orientation Magnetic recording media having a magnetic layer with an easy magnetization axis lying about 45° out of plane of the magnetic layer is disclosed. SMNR from this media could be greatly improved from conventional longitudinal and perpendicular recording, because of a... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6936352 | Magnetic recording medium with controlled lattice spacing and method of forming thereof A magnetic recording medium can be produced without substrate heating during sputtering. The recording medium has a substrate, an underlayer of a nonmagnetic film with a bcc structure formed on the substrate, an intermediated layer of a nonmagnetic film with an hcp ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6921585 | Perpendicular magnetic recording media with an amorphous underlayer Perpendicular magnetic media are described for use in magnetic recording and data storage. For example, a magnetic medium may include a substrate, an amorphous underlayer formed over the substrate, a seed layer formed over the amorphous underlayer, and a multi-layer... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6905780 | Current-perpendicular-to-plane-type magnetoresistive device, and magnetic head and magnetic recording-reproducing apparatus using the same A magnetoresistive device includes a magnetization pinned layer, a magnetization free layer, a nonmagnetic intermediate layer formed between the magnetization pinned layer and the magnetization free layer, and electrodes allowing a sense current to flow in a directi... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6899959 | Magnetic media with improved exchange coupling A magnetic recording medium includes a substrate, an underlayer, a lower magnetic layer formed on the underlayer, an intermediate layer, and an upper magnetic layer formed on the intermediate layer. The intermediate layer is typically Ru, and promotes antiferromagne... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6893735 | Magnetic recording medium with anti-ferromagnetically coupled magnetic layers, and magnetic storage apparatus A magnetic recording medium includes a nonmagnetic underlayer, an initial magnetic layer, a nonmagnetic spacer layer provided on the initial magnetic layer, and a final magnetic layer provided on the nonmagnetic spacer layer. The initial magnetic layer is disposed c... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6875522 | Magnetic thin film interference device or pigment and method of making it, printing ink or coating composition, security document and use of such a magnetic thin film interference device The invention discloses magnetic OVP, said pigment consisting of thin-layer flakes having a basic metal-dielectric-metal structure to result in a viewing-angle dependent color appearance, and having, in addition to said viewing-angle dependent color appearance, inco... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6869689 | Joined structures of metal terminals and ceramic members, joined structures of metal members and ceramic members, and adhesive materials A joined structure of a metal terminal and a ceramic member has a joining layer between the terminal and the ceramic member. The joining layer has a metal adhesive layer containing at least indium metal. The invention further provides a joined structure of a metal m... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6863991 | Coated biperiodic metallic mesh arrays with molecular monolayers and lipid bilayers thereon A coated metallic mesh having a molecular layer thereon comprising: (1) a metallic mesh comprising at least one aperture; (2) a coating disposed on the metallic mesh that at least partially fills at least one aperture so as to form a partially-filled aperture; and (... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6861157 | Article for high temperature service and method for manufacture Articles for use in a high-temperature, oxidative environment, methods for manufacturing such articles, and a material system for protecting articles in such an environment are provided where, for example, one article comprises a substrate and a protective layer dis... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6846576 | Coupling enhancement for medium with anti-ferromagnetic coupling Laminated magnetic recording medium with two Co-containing layers separated by a non-magnetic Ru-containing interlayer is stabilized by Ru-containing layer between the recording layers and Co-containing stabilization layers through anti-ferromagnetic coupling. The i... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6838190 | Article with intermediate layer and protective layer, and its fabrication A protected article includes a nickel-base superalloy substrate, an interlayer overlying the substrate, and a protective layer overlying the interlayer. The protective layer has a composition comprising at least one of rhodium, platinum, palladium, and ruthenium. In... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6835464 | Thin film device with perpendicular exchange bias A perpendicular exchange biased device comprises a layer of buffer material on a surface of a substrate, a layer of ferromagnetic material on a surface of the buffer layer, wherein the magnetization of the ferromagnetic layer lies in a direction perpendicular to the... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6811890 | Intermediate layer for antiferromagnetically exchange coupled media The present invention is directed to a disk for information storage. The disk, in one embodiment, comprises a substrate 204, antiferromagnetically exchange coupled first and second ferromagnetic films 220 and 236, a spacer film 228, and a... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6797405 | Method for uniform electrochemical reduction of apertures to micron and submicron dimensions using commercial biperiodic metallic mesh arrays and devices derived therefrom A method for electrodepositing a uniformly thick coating on a metallic mesh is provided, the method comprises the steps of: (1) providing a metallic mesh having a plurality of apertures having at least one dimension greater than nanometer scale sizes; (2) subjecting... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6759138 | Antiferromagnetically coupled magnetic recording medium with dual-layered upper magnetic layer In a magnetic recording medium which includes a base body (1-4), first and second magnetic layers (5 and 7), each being of a ferromagnetic material, and a spacer layer (6) formed between the first and the second magnetic layers for... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6723450 | Magnetic recording medium with antiparallel coupled ferromagnetic films as the recording layer A magnetic recording medium for data storage uses a magnetic recording layer having at least two ferromagnetic films with different remanent magnetization-thickness (Mrt) values that are coupled antiparallel across a nonferromagnetic spacer film predominantly by the... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6630250 | Article having an iridium-aluminum protective coating, and its preparation An article substrate is protected by a protective structure overlying a surface of the article substrate. The protective structure includes a protective coating that is formed by depositing a layer of iridium overlying the surface of the substrate, deposi... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6630248 | Synthetic anti-parallel/parallel/pinned layer spin valve A spin valve structure is described that has greater pinned layer robustness than is found in spin valves of the existing known art, making it well suited for use in high density recording. This has been achieved by a using a modified pinned layer that is... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6627301 | Magnetic recording medium The present invention provides a magnetic recording medium exhibiting excellent noise characteristics and thermal stability. On a substrate, a first undercoat film, a first perpendicular magnetic film, a second undercoat film, a non-magnetic intermediate ... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6607847 | Bonded niobium silicide and molybdenum silicide composite articles using brazes An article, such as an airfoil having a melting temperature of at least about 1500° C. and comprising a first piece and a second piece joined by a braze to the first piece. The first piece comprises one of a first niobium-based refractory metal intermeta... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6602621 | Magnetic recording medium, method for producing the same, and magnetic storage apparatus A magnetic recording medium comprises, on a substrate, a soft magnetic layer, a first seed layer, a second seed layer, and a recording layer having an artificial lattice structure. The first seed layer contains oxide of Fe. The second seed layer contains ... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6586118 | Bonded niobium silicide and molybdenum silicide composite articles using semi-solid brazes An airfoil having a melting temperature of at least about 1500° C. and comprising a first piece and a second piece joined by a braze to the first piece. The first piece comprises one of a first niobium-based refractory metal intermetallic composite and a... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6565990 | Bonded niobium silicide and molybdenum silicide composite articles and method of manufacture An airfoil having a melting temperature of at least about 1500° C. and comprising a first piece and a second piece joined at a bonded region to the first piece by a diffusion bond. The first piece comprises one of a first niobium-based refractory metal i... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6565989 | Bonded niobium silicide and molybdenum silicide composite articles using germanium and silicon based brazes An airfoil having a melting temperature of at least about 1500° C. and comprising a first piece and a second piece joined by a braze to the first piece. The first piece comprises one of a first niobium-based refractory metal intermetallic composite and a... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6475640 | Coated metal wire wire-reinforced elastomeric article containing the same and method of manufacture A brass coated metallic wire for use as a reinforcing component in an elastomeric article, such as a motor vehicle tire. The brass coating is formed by depositing alternate layers of copper and zinc on the wire and then drawing the wire under conditions o... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6468670 | Magnetic recording disk with composite perpendicular recording layer A composite perpendicular magnetic recording disk has two distinct magnetic layers formed on the disk substrate, each with strong perpendicular magnetic anisotropy, that are strongly exchange coupled perpendicularly to each other across their interface. T... | 10/22/2002 |
